Investment

Financial services firms are betting on AI for personalization and compliance, not ad copy

Finance's biggest AI opportunity isn't content generation, it's personalization, compliance, and customer analytics, as capital investment in AI infrastructure s

Marketing budgets are flat at 7.7% of revenue, but AI-mature companies are spending 11%

Gartner's 2026 CMO Spend Survey finds marketing budgets holding steady at 7.7% of revenue overall, while organizations with fully optimized AI processes average

Cvent commits $1 billion to AI-powered event tech as new research shows 70% of planners say live events matter more in an AI-saturated world

Cvent unveils 70+ product innovations at CONNECT 2026, launches a new research center, and backs both with a $1B product investment.

Cohen & Steers names former American Century CMO Erik Schneberger to lead global marketing push

Cohen & Steers taps Erik Schneberger, ex-CMO of American Century Investments, as its new EVP and Chief Marketing Officer to drive global brand expansion.

B2B growth leaders are three times more likely to double AI investment, and agentic workflows are why

New research from McKinsey and BCG reveals a widening split between B2B companies capturing real value from AI and those just automating complexity.

Brand trust, short-term pressure, and the ROI of creativity: what's reshaping the B2B CMO mandate in 2026

New research reveals B2B CMOs are trading long-term brand investment for internal credibility, even as data shows creativity drives measurable commercial growth